Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championship 2018 Championship Regulations

Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championship 2018 Championship Regulations

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Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championship 2018 Protyre are delighted to confirm that they are to be the title sponsors of the Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championshipseries in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Protyre are the largest supplier of Pirelli, Michelin and Hoosier Motorsport tyres throughout the UK and already support many drivers and teams within motorsport to deliver cost effective tyres in an increasingly demanding environment It is not only Pirelli, Michelin, and Hoosier tyres that can be supplied, but any brand of tyre that competitors wish to use, it s only a phone call away and we will be able to supply these tyres to competitors and deliver on-event support. We are also able to offer quality incentives to drivers as part of the sponsorship package and would urge all competitors to make Protyre their company of choice for the 2018 series We look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones throughout the 2018 season and we will be attending every event within the championship. Shaun Chetwyn Protyre Motorsport We welcome you all to the 2018 Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championshipand enter 2018 with a new title sponsor, for which we are extremely grateful and thank Protyre for their support. Following the decision to take a sabbatical in 2017, the championship is now ready to launch itself and work towards becoming the best sealed surface championship in the UK. We are able to offer 6 quality rounds with exciting new challenges for drivers and co-drivers as the season unfolds. Full television coverage is in place with Special Stage and we will also be able to deliver live action with the developing Live Streaming option to reach a worldwide audience, together with live Radio interviews with Rallyfm. Also, BTRDA Council has elected to award the prestigious BTRDA Gold Stars to the Champion Driver and Co-Driver. So we urge competitors to get their cars out of the garage and come and join us for a season of top class competition on some of the premier tarmac events in the UK and overseas. Jane Evans Co-ordinator Foreword

Article 1. Announcement The BTRDA Ltd will organise the 2018 Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championship, which will be coordinated by Jane Evans and sponsored by Protyre. Permit number 2018/012 has been issued by the Motor Sports Association Ltd (MSA). Article 2. Jurisdiction The event will be held under the General Regulations of the Motor Sports Association (incorporating the provisions of the International Sporting Code of the FIA), these Championship Regulations and any written instruction issued. Article 3. Eligibility The 2018 Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championshipis open to all fully paid-up members of the BTRDA, who are registered in the championship, having a National A or higher grade competition licence issued by the MSA, or by Motorsport Ireland. Also, any professional competitors and drivers holding a licence issued by any EU country showing an EU Flag, being fully paid up members of the BTRDA and registered in the championship, shall be entitled to take part and score points in the Championship. Article 4 Registration The registration fee is 100 for both members of the crew when registering together, or 60 for Drivers and 50 for Co- drivers registering separately. This registration fee includes full membership of the BTRDA which is an invited club on each event. Championship registration and BTRDA membership is free to new members under 25 for their first year of registration. Membership can be done on-line at www.btrdamembership.com and competitors are encouraged to register on-line. Acceptance for the championship will be acknowledged by the issue of a registration card which must be produced at documentation on each event. Registration will open on the publication of these regulations and close at the conclusion of event signing-on of round 4. Competitors must display the Championship decals as specified on every qualifying event. These include a sponsor panel (A) on the leading edge of each front door, sponsors bumper stickers (B) and a Sponsors sun strip or bonnet strip if appropriate (C). If Championship decals are not displayed, not only will the competitor be deemed ineligible for the allocation of championship points, the penalties specified in MSA Regulations (C.3.5.3) shall be applied. Decals must not be modified by altering logo sizes or colours. They can be trimmed where exceptionally necessary to fit the vehicle but this must be approved by the eligibility scrutineers or Championship Coordinator. A Sponsors panel on leading edge of door B Sponsors decals (bumper sticker) C Sponsors sunstrip /Bonnet Strip C C A B B B Once a competitor has registered for the championship it is not possible to de-register, even if the series decals are removed.

ALL THE ABOVE DECALS MUST BE FIXED IN THE CORRECT POSITION BEFORE THE CAR IS PRESENTED FOR SCRUTINEERING. Please note that when a registered competitor (driver or navigator) is competing with a non-registered competitor, championship decals must be displayed as above in order to for the registered party to score points Article 5 Enforcement of Regulations The championship is subject to the General Competition rules of the BTRDA Ltd and the MSA. Any query regarding these regulations or the running of the 2018 Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championshipmust be referred to BTRDA Ltd via the Championship Co-ordinator. Any subsequent protest must be referred in writing to the BTRDA Panel of Stewards, via the BTRDA Ltd secretary within the time limits in accordance with the MSA Yearbook together with the appropriate fee. (Competition Fees Appendix 1). The BTRDA Ltd panel of stewards will comprise any three from, Mr Andrew Kellitt, Mr Keith Ashley, Mr Ryland James, Mr John Arnold In the event of a variance between these Asphalt Rally Championship regulations and BTRDA Ltd championship rulebook, these rally championship regulations take precedence. Article 6. Vehicle Classes and Eligibility Cars conforming to FIA International Group N Regulations Class N2 over 1400cc up to and including 1600cc Class N3 over 1600cc up to and including 2000cc Class N4 over 2000cc Cars complying with 2018 MSA technical regulations Class B10 over 1400 cc up to and including 1600cc two wheel drive cars, inc R1 Class B11 over 1600cc up to and including 2000cc two wheel drive cars Class B12 over 1600cc up to and including 2000cc 4 cylinder 8 valve (normally aspirated) Class B13 over 2000cc two wheel drive cars Class B14 Over 2000cc four wheel drive non WRC cars, inc R4, as per FIA App J Art 260 and Any four wheel drive car not complying with Class B14 or Class R5. Class B15 Homologated or Non homologated current or former WRC cars. A derivative of WRC or R5 not following FIA app J Art 261 (R5+). Cars complying with 2018 FIA technical regulations R2 - As per FIA App J Art 260 R3 - As per FIA App J Art 260 R5 - Homologated and non homologated cars built to FIA App J Art 261 inc S2000 and RRC (Homologated Specification) All competing vehicles must comply with the 2018 MSA safety and technical regulations for special stage rallies. To be eligible as FIA category N or R, cars must be currently on the list of FIA homologated cars in Group N or Group R, or added to it during the year, or formerly listed and still in compliance with their homologated papers. Cars may only be modified in the manner as described in the 2018 FIA Yearbook. Modifications published in the official FIA Motor Sports Bulletin may be incorporated at the date given. Homologation papers for Homologated vehicles must be carried in the rally car and be readily available for inspection at all times. The engine capacity of all turbocharged and rotary engine cars is deemed to be increased by a factor of 1.7; forced induction rotary engines equivalence is 2.89 (1.7 x 1.7); rotary engines are allowed a maximum of 2 rotors and will be considered equivalent to 4 valves per cylinder petrol engines in respect of the maximum engine capacity including the above mentioned equivalency factors and the appropriate class must be entered.

Historic Classes The Historic classes are open to all historic category 1,2,3,4 rally cars that comply with the eligibility requirements set out in R49 of the 2018 MSA Yearbook. All vehicles must have a historic rally vehicle identity form available for inspection. Category 3 & 4 cars must also present the appropriate homologation form, and any other documentation listed in the 2018 MSA yearbook. Only period modifications used in rallying on the particular make and model of vehicle are permitted. Historic Rally Cars that comply with FIA Appendix K regulations may score points in Classes H1,H2 or H3 in the corresponding category periods and engine size/configurations. These cars must have a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport. Class H1 All Historic Category 1 cars, Category 2 and 3 cars up to 1600cc, and Category 4 cars up to 1400cc Class H2 Historic Category 2 and 3 cars with single cam engines over 1600cc, and Category 4 cars up to 1600cc. Class H3 Historic Category 2 and 3 cars with multi cam engines over 1600cc, and Category 4 over 1600cc Class H4 - Historic Category 4b cars over 1600cc which comply with R49.1.5 1400 Classes All competing cars must comply with the 2018 MSA Safety and Technical Regulations. Class 1400c Cars up to 1400cc with a. 8 valve engines b. Engines with more than 8 valves that retain the standard fuel and inlet manifold systems c. Current and former FIA Group N1 Cars. Remote reservoir suspension systems are not permitted unless fitted as standard or homologated. Class 1400S All other cars up to and including 1400cc Note: If fewer than 6 cars are entered in any one class in the championship the Co-ordinator reserves the right to amalgamate two or more classes and/or reduce or delete awards from the list as deemed appropriate. Any vehicles used by registered contenders may be subject to random eligibility and capacity checks throughout the year. These checks will be carried out by the series scrutineers and/ or members of the MSA technical commission who shall be considered Judges of Fact in matters of eligibility. In the event of a car being found ineligible for any reason, then the penalties specified in MSA Regulations (C.3.5.3) shall apply. The competitor will be responsible for any costs they incur as result of eligibility checking, whether found eligible or otherwise. The series organisers reserve the right to reclassify any vehicle if they consider it appropriate to do so. Article 7 Scoring The 2018 Protyre MSA British Asphalt Championshipprovides the best selection of sealed surface events throughout the UK and overseas and the final points tables will be based on competitors best 5 scores. This applies to all classes. If through force majeure any of the qualifying rounds cannot take place the BTRDA reserves the right to;- a) include the event on a different date if the original date has to be altered due to Military activity, or b) include another event on the same date, or c) alter the number of scores to count. Overall points will be awarded to the highest placed registered drivers and co-drivers on each event as follows: 1 st 30 points 2 nd 28 points 3 rd 27 points and so on down to 2 points to the 28 th placed registered driver and co-driver overall, and every subsequent driver and co-driver who finishes the event. 1 point will be awarded to every non-finisher.

Class Points will be awarded to the highest placed registered driver/co-driver in each class on each qualifying round as follows: 1 st 15 points 2 nd 12 points 3 rd 10 points 4 th 9 points and so on down to 12 th 1 point The allocation of points will be based on the final results of the qualifying events. The points will be published on the series website as soon as possible after each event. Queries should be addressed to the Championship Co-ordinator. Subject to no protests being received, these points will become final 7 days later. Similarly, at the end of the year, the series points will become final 7 days after the provisional points are published on the website. Any ties will be decided in favour of the competitor with the greatest number of maximum scores within their best five scores. In the event of a further tie the greatest number of second highest scores shall decide and so on. Should this fail to resolve the tie then reference will be made to whoever has the fastest time on the first stage of the last event on which the competitors who have tied, took part. If this fails to resolve the tie, then joint awards will be presented. Should a registered driver or co-driver be in breach of the regulations, in the opinion of the Championship Organisers, any points which might have been awarded shall be forfeited and will not be awarded to the next registered driver or co-driver. Driver incentives and bonuses At the time of publication of these regulations, these apply to Michelin, Pirelli, and Hoosier tyres only, and to qualify for the tyre prizes, all the tyres used in the championship must have been purchased from Protyre Motorsport or their agreed supplier. All competing cars must carry the particular tyre manufacturer s logo on the car at all times, as per Art 4 (b) and the crew must wear the tyre manufacturer s winner s cap on the podium. On each championship event, Protyre will supply tyres to match the ones used in the championship to the 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd registered drivers overall in the general classification, 1 st and 2 nd registered driver overall in the Historic classification, and 1 st and 2 nd registered drivers overall in the 1400 classification, as follows: 1 st 4 tyres 2 nd 2 tyres 3 rd 2 tyres 1 st Historic 2 tyres 2 nd Historic 1 tyre 1 st 1400 4 tyres 2 nd 1400 2 tyres Article 8 Championship Awards All perpetual awards are the property of the BTRDA and will be retained by the club after the awards ceremony. These trophies will be made available for photographic purposes during the awards ceremony. AWARD WINNERS MUST BE PRESENT AT THE END OF SEASON AWARDS CEREMONY. Nonappearance may result in forfeiture of relevant awards. Awards not collected at the Awards Ceremony will NOT be posted. To qualify for a championship award a competitor must have started at least 4 qualifying events. Overall Awards 1 st Driver - The ARC Trophy & BTRDA Award and BTRDA Gold Star 1 st Co-Driver - The Motordrive Seats Perpetual Trophy & BTRDA Award and BTRDA Gold Star 2 nd Driver - An Award 2 nd Co-Driver - An Award 3 rd Driver - An Award 3 rd Co-Driver - An Award

1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd overall drivers/co-drivers are ineligible for any class awards Class Awards will be presented to the 1 st, 2 nd, 3rd (subject to six registrations). Hendy Ford Performance Trophy The Hendy Ford Performance Trophy, plus a voucher for 100 redeemable at Hendy Ford Motorsport, will be presented to the driver of the highest placed registered Ford, configured as the original production version, in the overall points table at the end of the season. Wales Motorsport The Wales Motorsport Award, plus 200 will be presented to the driver of the highest placed registered Historic vehicle, configured as the original version, in the overall points table at the end of the season. Melvyn Evans Motorsport Junior Award to the highest placed registered driver in the overall points table aged Under 25 on 1 st January 2018 plus 200. Tony Davies Memorial Award To be presented to the individual who has done something special in relation to the Championship at the discretion of the Championship Co-ordinator. Mintex Award For the best improvement on seeding on each event Awarded to the registered competitor who finished the most places up from seeding position, the award offers 1 axle set FOC of Mintex Brake pads to suit the calliper used on the winning car. Mintex Junior Award Draw at the end of the season for 500 to registered U25 drivers on 1 st January, 2018. Nicky Grist Motorsport 1400 Award Nicky Grist Motorsports will give the winning registered driver and co-driver of the 1400cc Class a 100 voucher each, to be spent on anything they wish in the Nicky Grist Motorsports range. The second placed driver and co-driver will receive a 50 voucher each. In addition, Nicky who is an MSA Academy Co-driver Coach will bring a top British driver with him to host a special coaching session before one of the events for registered 1400cc crews, giving expert practical advice specifically targeted to asphalt rallying. Nutt Travel Award Draw to be held at the end of the season, registered competitor drawn out will receive a free ferry crossing to compete in either Ireland or the UK. Fairfield Motorsport Award - will award trophies to the first registered overall driver and co-driver who travelled to the event with them and enter all customers to the event in a prize draw of 100.00. The end of season awards ceremony will be held at Billesley Manor Hotel on 17 th November 2018. As a Championship, we look forward to welcoming you to this evening.

Article 9 Officials of the Championship Championship Co-ordinator Jane Evans, Tel: 01559 371774 (H) Tegfan 07773794914 (M) Capel Iwan jane@asphaltrallying.com (E) Newcastle Emlyn Carmarthenshire SA38 9LT Eligibility Scrutineer Geoff Doe Tel: 07808 129663 (M) The Willows geoff@doemotorsport.com (E) Whitchurch Road Aston Cheshire CW5 8DJ Results Ron Jackson Tel: 01670 738048 (H) North East Rally Services 07831 877124 (M) 13, Kielder Avenue ron@nersresults.co.uk (E) Cramlington Northumberland NE23 8JT BTRDA Membership Secretary Paul Price Tel: 01902 755095 (H) 12, Thirlmere Close paulannie1@googlemail.com (E) Tettenhall Wolverhampton WV6 9DG Championship Press Officer Paul Evans Tel: 02920 344 132 (H) paul@fablass.com (E) Article 10 General 1 Travel Nutt Travel are offering 15% off ferry crossings to and from Ireland, to assist competitors and service crews wishing to take part in the Championship. To take advantage of this offer book through their website https://nutttravel.com. Isle of Man Events Travel and accommodation deals for the Manx National Rally are available through Isle of Man Events Services who have secured discounted packages for visiting competitors and spectators. You will need to contact IOM Events directly to complete the booking, they can also take care of your accommodation requirements and any additional vehicles. Contact: 01624 664460 / E: info@iomevents.com / W: http://www.iomevents.com/package_page_281126.html Fairfield Motorsport - We have pleasure in offering travel and accommodation packages to this exciting new round in your rally championship. Rally van Wervik is a challenging event and often used by top teams as a practice round for the Ieper / Ypres Rally held later in the month. We offer return P & O Ferry crossings from Dover to Calais with a sailing schedule of some 23 crossings a day in each direction excellent on-board facilities where you can relax for approximately 1hours 30mins after your journey to the port. Hull to Zeebrugge is available with a supplement and is expensive for Van & Trailers Logistics Wervik is just 73 miles from Calais and 47 miles from Zeebrugge. We offer you accommodation in the Flemish town of Izegam, which is just some 18 miles away. Izegam offers you an excellent array of restaurants, cafes and bars. Packages start from 145.00 per person for travel in a car for full details please visit our website www.merlinwonders.com there is also information on www.fairfieldmotorsport.com

Article 11 Qualifying Events 10 th /11 th March, 2018 Melvyn Evans Motorsport Tour of Epynt 11 th /12 th May, 2018 Manx National Rally Isle of Man Alan Stoneman 01639 843975 (H) alanstoneman@sky.com (E) Mark Quayle mark.quale@manxautosport.org 8 th June, 2018 PROVISIONAL Rally van Wervik Belgium Filiep Forrest Fc418137@skynet.be 21 st July, 2018 Carryduff Forklift Down Rally Northern Ireland 25 th /26 th August, 2018 Old Forge Garage Mewla Rally 27 th /28 th October 2018 The Keldine Autos Cheviot Stages Andy Gilmore ajgilmore@me.com 028 4377 1391 (H) Christine Evans 01974 261698 (H) 07773460714 (M) Charlie Tynan secretary@cheviotstages.org.uk 17th November, 2018 Awards Dinner Billesley Manor Hotel, Stratford upon Avon

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